International law and governance analyst, Kwame Mfodwo is warning that Ghana risks extreme starvation should it go into a complete lockdown now due to the rise in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country. READ ALSO:12 million Ghanaians could soon be exposed to coronavirus – Dr. Michael Owusu Mr. Mfodwo is … Read more
A second person has died from the coronavirus in Ghana. The Ghana Health Service has yet to give details about the deceased but said three new cases have been recorded, bringing Ghana’s total number to 27. In an update on its website, the Service said a total of 521 suspected cases have been tested for … Read more
The Local Government Ministry says the disinfection exercise being done in markets in the Greater Accra Region will be extended to markets in other regions in the coming days. According to the deputy sector Minister, OB Amoah, after the exercise ends in the capital on Monday [March 23, 2020] it will be carried out in markets … Read more
Days after actor Idris Elba revealed he had the coronavirus, his wife now says she too has tested positive. Model/actress Sabrina Dhowre Elba shared her diagnosis with Oprah Winfrey Saturday during a Facetime on Winfrey’s “Oprah Talks COVID-19,” Apple TV+ series. Dhowre Elba was joined by her husband as the two of them remain quarantined together. She said she … Read more
Ghana Health Service (GHS) Officials have confirmed three (3) more cases of the novel coronavirus in Ghana, sending the number of active cases to 23, and total number with one (1) death to 24. Below is the confirmation on the GHS website: Situation Update, Confirmed Covid-19 Cases In Ghana As At 22 March 2020 As … Read more
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the Imposition of Restrictions Bill has the tendency of endangering the democracy that the country currently enjoys. Parliament on Friday, March 20 passed the Imposition of Restrictions Bill to give legal backing to powers that can be exercised by the President to impose restrictions on citizens in times of … Read more
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has joined calls for the state to provide clarity on its plans to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. Speaking during a service streamed online to mark the end of the NDC’s three days of fasting and prayers over the virus, Mr. Mahama acknowledged the importance of … Read more
Police in the Ashanti Region has rearrested the head pastor of Open Arms Ministries, Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie, for once again holding a church service despite the ban on religious activities because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Apostle Kofi Nkansah Sarkodie and two of his church members were first arrested on Wednesday for defying the president’s order … Read more
Nigeria has confirmed four additional cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 12. Health Minister Osagie Ehanire said on Thursday that the four new patients, from Lagos state, were stable and being treated. Two of the new cases are people who travelled from the UK and France, while the third is a contact of a positive case. The … Read more
A woman who tested positive for coronavirus gave birth to a healthy baby at an Athens hospital, Greek media reported on Thursday. The 24-year-old woman and her partner had both tested positive before the delivery on Wednesday, but the first test on the baby came back negative for COVID-19. “The virus is not transmitted by the placenta,” the … Read more